The effect of similarities in skin texture and hand shape on perceived ownership of a fake limb
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In the rubber-hand illusion (RHI), people attribute an artificial object to their own body. In the present study, we investigate the extent to which RHI is affected by visual discrepancies between the artificial object and a human hand. We tested Armel and Ramachandran's (2003) hypothesis that people will experience a stronger RHI when the artificial object is a skin-like textured sheet instead of a tabletop. We did not find support for their hypothesis, but the strength of the RHI diminished when the texture of a hand-shaped object did not resemble the human skin (manipulated by putting a white glove over the cosmetic prosthesis). We provide an alternative explanation for this finding, based on a skill-based sensorimotor account of perceived body ownership. Such an explanation supports Armel and Ramachandran's more general claim that discrepancies in the nature of expected and felt touch diminish the RHI.
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The RHI is not induced (or is much weaker) when visuo-tactile stimulation is applied to a non-corporeal object or when the rubber hand is placed in a position that is anatomically incompatible with the subject's posture.
“However, this does not normally occur, since the RHI is not induced (or it is much weaker) when visuo-tactile stimulation is applied to a non-corporeal object (Armel & Ramachandran, 2003;Haans, Ijsselsteijn, & de Kort, 2008;Tsakiris, Carpenter, James, & Fotopoulou, 2010;Tsakiris & Haggard, 2005) or when the rubber hand is placed in a position that is anatomically incompatible with the subject's”
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- Authors
- Haans, A., IJsselsteijn, W. A., & de Kort, Y. A. W.
- Affiliations
- Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Haans, Antal
- Venue
- Body Image
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-12
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 389-394
- ISSN
- 1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2131979409
- Cited by
- 152
- References
- 24
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- FWCI
- 15.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Body Image (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- TU/e Research Portal (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Free Will and Agency
- Keywords
- rubber hand illusion, body ownership, sense of ownership, skin texture, hand shape, touch
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Artificial Limbs, Awareness, Body Image, Female, Hand, Humans, Male, Optical Illusions, Orientation, Perceptual Distortion, Proprioception, Skin, Touch, Young Adult
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